don’t ever think that just because
you’ve made it means you’ll always be
there welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top 10 worst post Oscar careers before
we begin we publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’ll be looking
at silver screen thespians and directors
who managed to snag the coveted golden
statuette at one point in their career
but followed up their wins with years of
relatively disappointing work we’re not
saying these actors and directors
produce no worthwhile work after their
award wins but the overall quality
definitely did suffer I was ashamed at
my own stupidity
number 10 Paul Haggis man look around
you man you couldn’t find a wider safer
or better lit part of the city right now
winning the Best Picture Academy Award
is no easy feat and historically
speaking it cemented directors legacy
for decades to come a passion piece from
director Paul Haggis crash managed to do
just that while also earning hagas a
Best Director nomination however since
then his work as a director has been
largely unremarkable as demonstrated by
movies like the soso action thriller the
next three days another notable letdown
with his work as a screenwriter for
Quantum of Solace the disappointing
follow-up to Casino Royale while crash
isn’t the most fondly remembered Best
Picture it’s still an impressive film by
a clearly talented director and
screenwriter so where has that artistic
genius been hiding I am angry all the
time and I don’t know why number 9
Geena Davis Franklin Edwards who’s
problems talk about anything pick up the
phone and just talk I forget the urge to
do that beginning with her oscar-winning
supporting role in 1988 the accidental
tourist Davis’s work in the late 80s
Early 90s had Hollywood buzzing about
what she’d do next however after the
critically panned pirate flicks
cutthroat island she kind of fell off
the Hollywood radar choosing instead to
attempt to work towards a spot on the
u.s. archery team for the 2000 Olympics
she was due for an acting comeback in
2005 when she took the role of America’s
first female
president in the TV drama
commander-in-chief I’m going to run this
government unfortunately the high
expectations were not met and the show
was cancelled after one season our
fingers are crossed that her role in the
TV reboot of the Exorcist will put her
back on track are you saying this is my
fault is that what you’re saying how
number eight
Michael Jimmy no from now on you’re on
your own 1978 the deer hunter portrayed
the horrors of the Vietnam War
in a way few other films have been able
to accomplish as is often the case the
film was awarded the Oscars for both
Best Picture and Best Director with many
expecting caminos future work to be
equally masterful they’re asking me
taken with one shot I try to tell people
and only what followed instead were
decades of disappointing follow-ups
including the controversial Heaven’s
Gate which managed to disenfranchise
fans of both Caminos work and the
western genre altogether
you’re not my class case you never will
be
you have to die first be born again in
fact Heaven’s Gate was such a failure
both critically and commercially and the
making of the movie was such a disaster
it even caused people to reevaluate
their thoughts on his oscar-winning work
it’s dangerous to be forwarded fingers
hit number 7 Whoopi Goldberg I have to
do what exactly you have to do there was
once a time when the statement starring
Whoopi Goldberg was still moviegoers
with anticipation but that was long ago
with many disappointing performances
dampening these sentiments now I know
what you think of me I know what you
think of me but look you got to talk to
me you are in serious danger winning
Best Supporting Actress for her role in
ghosts was particularly significant as
it was the first time a black woman had
won this award since Hattie McDaniel for
1939’s Gone with the Wind and though she
finished out the 90s with a number of
decent movies peppering her resume
Whoopi’s film career took a downward
turn in the new millennium ultimately
the most noteworthy work she’s done
recently is probably her co-hosting role
on the daytime talk show The View which
has been controversial to say the least
as we’re celebrating my birthday
number six Cuba Gooding jr. show me the
look
Cuba’s memorable Jerry Maguire roll
nabbed him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar
and he followed that up with more
impressive supporting work in another
oscar-winning film as good as it gets
rosanell oh boy my grandmother had more
attitude however his work since has been
inconsistent at best to be honest
Gooding probably wishes someone had told
him that you never go full snow dogs
because that’s just what he did many
poorly reviewed cheese fests follow with
Gooding receiving not one not two not
three but four Golden Raspberry award
nominations for worst actor by 2007
however if he can continue to attract
roles and impressive projects like Selma
or American crime story there may be
hope for Goodings career yet assuming he
leaves these sophomoric comedies behind
everybody just calm down I’m going
through a lot here number five Mira
Sorvino I like acting I want to study it
takes most actors years to win an Oscar
but Mira Sorvino managed to snag a
statuette for Best Supporting Actress
with her first major role on the silver
screen this is a sign my luck is gonna
change
unfortunately mighty Aphrodite wasn’t
quite an indicator of things to come as
the most prominent piece of work she put
out since was probably Romy and
Michele’s high school reunion I was
still lucky getting mono that was like
the best diet ever in fact since 1995
Sorvino has managed to appear in three
movies with a career ruining 0% rating
on Rotten Tomatoes many of the other
actors on this list exhibited their
talents several times before losing
their footing it’s up to you to decide
if Mira Sorvino was just a one-hit
wonder whose work is destined for
limited release and straight-to-dvd
number four Kim Basinger excuse me are
you asking me for a date on a point 1997
s LA Confidential is now included in the
National Film registry and Kim Basinger
Academy award-winning supporting role
certainly helped get it there however
for the most part in the years since her
name hasn’t been in the headlines much
unless you count tabloid headlines what
are you doing with your life that’s so
great yes her work as Eminem’s mother
and eight-mile was decent but other than
that it almost seems as though she’s
fallen victim to the supposed Bond girl
curse only several years after her
double-oh-seven film was released
decreased well that or her focus on
indie films is just not paying off
facing our continues to take on multiple
roles a year so perhaps their acting
chops will reveal themselves once again
if we’re lucky I’m not really
comfortable with that right now number
three
Louise Fletcher R to exploit lyricist
please do according to the American Film
Institute Nurse Ratched is the number 5
movie villain of all time and the
terrifying Louise Fletcher performance
that brought her to life definitely
deserved the Best Actress Oscar
if mr. McMurphy doesn’t want to take his
medication orally I’m sure we can
arrange so he can have it some other way
in fact Fletcher became only the third
woman in history to take home an Academy
Award a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe
with one performance it would be tough
for anyone to follow up such a
well-respected performance with
something equally impressive
and unfortunately Fletcher’s career has
been comparatively unremarkable since
then why do you say that sure there was
her work in the disappointing Exorcist
sequel and a few recurring TV roles but
Fletcher’s legacy can be summed up by
one brush of mastery followed by flop
after flop sexist rocked our luxury I’ve
never for as myself number two Halle
Berry my name is Leticia Musgrove for
the first ever non-white recipient of
the prestigious Best Actress Oscar the
world was full of promise after her
tortured role in monsters ball of course
there are too
the career can go downhill either with a
fizzle or with a bang
for her part Perry decided to go big or
go home with 2004 Catwoman proving to be
what many consider one of the worst
films ever made
cats come in they feel right next
Linda’s tone on the upside her
performance as storm and the x-men
franchise served as a bit of a silver
lining but on the whole few post Oscar
careers leave us scratching our heads
quite like hers
maybe for you before we unveil our
number one pick here are some honorable
or in this case dishonorable mentioned
incident in spring – nothing go straight
to the heart who love me you don’t give
me my $200 on McHale treatment how you
got your necks give it to me because
it’s mine I got a real great compliment
for you and it’s true I’m afraid you’re
about to say something awful
number one Roberto Benigni McKay poster
question on post Oh bellissimo Milanovic
yoni let all naked Rodell gel or your
mystery discover few films in history
have tugged at our heartstrings the way
life is beautiful did and Roberto
Benigni screen writing directing and
acting all made a deafening statement
about his immeasurable talent for such
inevitable
especially yeah if you are watching the
71st Academy Award looking for the next
big thing in Hollywood
Best Actor winner Benini would have been
an obvious choice society Mahnomen don’t
you sort of you what didn’t you for
Bernie knees next major work he again
took control as director writer and
stars however the result was not a
beloved masterpiece but one of cinema
history’s greatest misfires Pinocchio
earned a zero percent Rotten Tomatoes
rating as well as the ire of critics and
fans alike and we’ve yet to see anything
of note from bonini since and you are a
really old boring cricket so just leave
me alone do you agree with our picks
check out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
you’ve made it means you’ll always be
there welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top 10 worst post Oscar careers before
we begin we publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’ll be looking
at silver screen thespians and directors
who managed to snag the coveted golden
statuette at one point in their career
but followed up their wins with years of
relatively disappointing work we’re not
saying these actors and directors
produce no worthwhile work after their
award wins but the overall quality
definitely did suffer I was ashamed at
my own stupidity
number 10 Paul Haggis man look around
you man you couldn’t find a wider safer
or better lit part of the city right now
winning the Best Picture Academy Award
is no easy feat and historically
speaking it cemented directors legacy
for decades to come a passion piece from
director Paul Haggis crash managed to do
just that while also earning hagas a
Best Director nomination however since
then his work as a director has been
largely unremarkable as demonstrated by
movies like the soso action thriller the
next three days another notable letdown
with his work as a screenwriter for
Quantum of Solace the disappointing
follow-up to Casino Royale while crash
isn’t the most fondly remembered Best
Picture it’s still an impressive film by
a clearly talented director and
screenwriter so where has that artistic
genius been hiding I am angry all the
time and I don’t know why number 9
Geena Davis Franklin Edwards who’s
problems talk about anything pick up the
phone and just talk I forget the urge to
do that beginning with her oscar-winning
supporting role in 1988 the accidental
tourist Davis’s work in the late 80s
Early 90s had Hollywood buzzing about
what she’d do next however after the
critically panned pirate flicks
cutthroat island she kind of fell off
the Hollywood radar choosing instead to
attempt to work towards a spot on the
u.s. archery team for the 2000 Olympics
she was due for an acting comeback in
2005 when she took the role of America’s
first female
president in the TV drama
commander-in-chief I’m going to run this
government unfortunately the high
expectations were not met and the show
was cancelled after one season our
fingers are crossed that her role in the
TV reboot of the Exorcist will put her
back on track are you saying this is my
fault is that what you’re saying how
number eight
Michael Jimmy no from now on you’re on
your own 1978 the deer hunter portrayed
the horrors of the Vietnam War
in a way few other films have been able
to accomplish as is often the case the
film was awarded the Oscars for both
Best Picture and Best Director with many
expecting caminos future work to be
equally masterful they’re asking me
taken with one shot I try to tell people
and only what followed instead were
decades of disappointing follow-ups
including the controversial Heaven’s
Gate which managed to disenfranchise
fans of both Caminos work and the
western genre altogether
you’re not my class case you never will
be
you have to die first be born again in
fact Heaven’s Gate was such a failure
both critically and commercially and the
making of the movie was such a disaster
it even caused people to reevaluate
their thoughts on his oscar-winning work
it’s dangerous to be forwarded fingers
hit number 7 Whoopi Goldberg I have to
do what exactly you have to do there was
once a time when the statement starring
Whoopi Goldberg was still moviegoers
with anticipation but that was long ago
with many disappointing performances
dampening these sentiments now I know
what you think of me I know what you
think of me but look you got to talk to
me you are in serious danger winning
Best Supporting Actress for her role in
ghosts was particularly significant as
it was the first time a black woman had
won this award since Hattie McDaniel for
1939’s Gone with the Wind and though she
finished out the 90s with a number of
decent movies peppering her resume
Whoopi’s film career took a downward
turn in the new millennium ultimately
the most noteworthy work she’s done
recently is probably her co-hosting role
on the daytime talk show The View which
has been controversial to say the least
as we’re celebrating my birthday
number six Cuba Gooding jr. show me the
look
Cuba’s memorable Jerry Maguire roll
nabbed him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar
and he followed that up with more
impressive supporting work in another
oscar-winning film as good as it gets
rosanell oh boy my grandmother had more
attitude however his work since has been
inconsistent at best to be honest
Gooding probably wishes someone had told
him that you never go full snow dogs
because that’s just what he did many
poorly reviewed cheese fests follow with
Gooding receiving not one not two not
three but four Golden Raspberry award
nominations for worst actor by 2007
however if he can continue to attract
roles and impressive projects like Selma
or American crime story there may be
hope for Goodings career yet assuming he
leaves these sophomoric comedies behind
everybody just calm down I’m going
through a lot here number five Mira
Sorvino I like acting I want to study it
takes most actors years to win an Oscar
but Mira Sorvino managed to snag a
statuette for Best Supporting Actress
with her first major role on the silver
screen this is a sign my luck is gonna
change
unfortunately mighty Aphrodite wasn’t
quite an indicator of things to come as
the most prominent piece of work she put
out since was probably Romy and
Michele’s high school reunion I was
still lucky getting mono that was like
the best diet ever in fact since 1995
Sorvino has managed to appear in three
movies with a career ruining 0% rating
on Rotten Tomatoes many of the other
actors on this list exhibited their
talents several times before losing
their footing it’s up to you to decide
if Mira Sorvino was just a one-hit
wonder whose work is destined for
limited release and straight-to-dvd
number four Kim Basinger excuse me are
you asking me for a date on a point 1997
s LA Confidential is now included in the
National Film registry and Kim Basinger
Academy award-winning supporting role
certainly helped get it there however
for the most part in the years since her
name hasn’t been in the headlines much
unless you count tabloid headlines what
are you doing with your life that’s so
great yes her work as Eminem’s mother
and eight-mile was decent but other than
that it almost seems as though she’s
fallen victim to the supposed Bond girl
curse only several years after her
double-oh-seven film was released
decreased well that or her focus on
indie films is just not paying off
facing our continues to take on multiple
roles a year so perhaps their acting
chops will reveal themselves once again
if we’re lucky I’m not really
comfortable with that right now number
three
Louise Fletcher R to exploit lyricist
please do according to the American Film
Institute Nurse Ratched is the number 5
movie villain of all time and the
terrifying Louise Fletcher performance
that brought her to life definitely
deserved the Best Actress Oscar
if mr. McMurphy doesn’t want to take his
medication orally I’m sure we can
arrange so he can have it some other way
in fact Fletcher became only the third
woman in history to take home an Academy
Award a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe
with one performance it would be tough
for anyone to follow up such a
well-respected performance with
something equally impressive
and unfortunately Fletcher’s career has
been comparatively unremarkable since
then why do you say that sure there was
her work in the disappointing Exorcist
sequel and a few recurring TV roles but
Fletcher’s legacy can be summed up by
one brush of mastery followed by flop
after flop sexist rocked our luxury I’ve
never for as myself number two Halle
Berry my name is Leticia Musgrove for
the first ever non-white recipient of
the prestigious Best Actress Oscar the
world was full of promise after her
tortured role in monsters ball of course
there are too
the career can go downhill either with a
fizzle or with a bang
for her part Perry decided to go big or
go home with 2004 Catwoman proving to be
what many consider one of the worst
films ever made
cats come in they feel right next
Linda’s tone on the upside her
performance as storm and the x-men
franchise served as a bit of a silver
lining but on the whole few post Oscar
careers leave us scratching our heads
quite like hers
maybe for you before we unveil our
number one pick here are some honorable
or in this case dishonorable mentioned
incident in spring – nothing go straight
to the heart who love me you don’t give
me my $200 on McHale treatment how you
got your necks give it to me because
it’s mine I got a real great compliment
for you and it’s true I’m afraid you’re
about to say something awful
number one Roberto Benigni McKay poster
question on post Oh bellissimo Milanovic
yoni let all naked Rodell gel or your
mystery discover few films in history
have tugged at our heartstrings the way
life is beautiful did and Roberto
Benigni screen writing directing and
acting all made a deafening statement
about his immeasurable talent for such
inevitable
especially yeah if you are watching the
71st Academy Award looking for the next
big thing in Hollywood
Best Actor winner Benini would have been
an obvious choice society Mahnomen don’t
you sort of you what didn’t you for
Bernie knees next major work he again
took control as director writer and
stars however the result was not a
beloved masterpiece but one of cinema
history’s greatest misfires Pinocchio
earned a zero percent Rotten Tomatoes
rating as well as the ire of critics and
fans alike and we’ve yet to see anything
of note from bonini since and you are a
really old boring cricket so just leave
me alone do you agree with our picks
check out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
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